The Resurrection

1 ^hBut on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, ⁱtaking the spices they had prepared. 2 And they found ^jthe stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, ^ktwo ^lmen stood by them in dazzling apparel. 5 And as they were ^mfrightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, ⁿwhile he was still in Galilee, 7 ⁿthat the Son of Man ^omust be delivered into the hands of sinful men and ^pbe crucified and on ^qthe third day rise.” 8 And ^rthey remembered his words, 9 and returning from the tomb they ^stold all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 Now it was ^tMary Magdalene and ^uJoanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, 11 but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and ^vthey did not believe them. 12 But ^wPeter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw ^xthe linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.

On the Road to Emmaus

13 That very day ^ytwo of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles¹ from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 ^zBut their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17 And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. 18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” 19 And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was ^aa prophet ^bmighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and ^chow our chief priests and ^drulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that he was ^ethe one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now ^fthe third day since these things happened. 22 Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. ^gThey were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and ^hwhen they did not find his body, they came back saying that ⁱthey had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. 24 ^jSome of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” 25 And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 ^kWas it not necessary that ^lthe Christ should suffer these things and enter into ^mhis glory?” 27 And ⁿbeginning with ^oMoses and ^pall the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

28 So they drew near to the village to which they were going. ^qHe acted as if he were going farther, 29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and ^rthe day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. 30 When he was at table with them, he took the bread and ^sblessed and broke it and gave it to them. 31 ^tAnd their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And ^uhe vanished from their sight. 32 They said to each other, ^v“Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he ^wopened to us the Scriptures?” 33 And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they ^xfound the eleven and ^ythose who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and ^zhas appeared to Simon!” 35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and ^ahow he was known to them in ^bthe breaking of the bread.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

36 As they were talking about these things, ^cJesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” 37 But they were ^dstartled and ^efrightened and ^fthought they saw a spirit. 38 And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. ^gTouch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” 40 And when he had said this, ^hhe showed them his hands and his feet. 41 And while they still disbelieved ⁱfor joy and were marveling, ^jhe said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish,² 43 and he took it and ate before them.

44 Then he said to them, ^k“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, ^lthat everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then ^mhe opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus ⁿit is written, ^othat the Christ should suffer and on the third day ^prise from the dead, 47 and that ^qrepentance for³ the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^rin his name ^sto all nations, ^tbeginning from Jerusalem. 48 ^uYou are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending ^vthe promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you ^ware clothed with ^xpower ^yfrom on high.”

The Ascension

50 And ^zhe led them out as far as ^aBethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, ^bhe parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they ^cworshiped him and ^zreturned to Jerusalem ^dwith great joy, 53 and ^ewere continually in the temple ^fblessing God.

God Shall Scatter His Enemies

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.